Band 9: The pie chart below show the distribution of students by gender and by the subjects they are studying at a major university in 2020. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The pie chart illustrates the distribution of students by gender and the subjects they are pursuing at a prominent university in 2020.

Overall, the analysis reveals a marked preference for engineering among male students, while female students showed a greater inclination towards arts and humanities.

Examining the male student demographic, a significant majority, constituting 40%, opted for engineering, making it the most favored subject. This was followed by business studies, selected by 20% of male students. Both arts and humanities and science attracted equal interest from 15% of male students. In contrast, education and the ‘other’ category were considerably less popular, each garnering only 5% of the total.

In the case of female students, 25% pursued arts and humanities, representing the most popular choice among their gender. Conversely, engineering captured only 10% of female enrollments, indicating a considerable disparity compared to their male counterparts. Additionally, 20% of female students chose science, while both the education and ‘other’ categories were equally represented at 15%, signifying a uniform yet lower interest relative to their male peers.